Chapter 1003 The biggest suspect

Chapter 1003 The Biggest Suspect

While Vincent and Hermione were trying to think logically with Voldemort and the Death Eaters, Dumbledore on the field also finished his research on the black smoke.

First of all, this is an evil curse that costs life and soul, and the person who is cursed is no different from before the curse is triggered.

Secondly, the curse can be triggered by any spell. If the cursed person is hit by a spell that reaches the set limit, the curse will be triggered.

Finally, the power increase brought by the curse will vary from individual to individual, and magical creatures as large and vigorous as the Hungarian Treecrest Dragon will gain devastating power.

In other words, the four dragons in the first task actually had problems, and Harry was just lucky that he did not cast a spell directly on the dragons and thus escaped.

Dumbledore turned his attention to the two angry headmasters.

Such an explanation does not seem to convince them.

"Luck?!" After Dumbledore went back and expressed his guess, he indeed received two angry and ridiculous faces.

Compared to luck, it was obviously easier for the two to convince themselves that someone had used some tricks to eliminate Harry's opponents.

There is no other way. Let’s go find the other three fire dragons to confirm.

Just as Fudge and his friends had just "visited" the injured dragon trainers and walked out of the tent, they heard the three principals going to confirm whether the fire dragon was cursed.

The place where the fire dragon is placed is just behind another entrance opposite the tent, where there is an open space separated by a fence.

The three fire dragons were lying on the ground and sleeping soundly, and they didn't look like they were cursed at all.

Using any magic will leave traces. It is not impossible to eliminate them all. The key is that the fire dragon is too large and it is difficult to completely eliminate it in a short period of time.

Madame Maxime and Karkaroff detected a small amount of remaining curse aura in the bodies of the Welsh Green Dragon and the Chinese Fireball Dragon respectively. After comparison, they were found to be consistent with the curse in the body of the Hungarian Treepeak Dragon.

When it was the Swedish short-nosed dragon's turn, both principals rushed to examine it in person.

Dumbledore and the others are trustworthy. If it weren't for the purpose of avoiding suspicion, it would be most appropriate for him to do the examination.

As for the British Ministry of Magic, forget it. They have always been failing since they started selecting warriors.

Since both principals want to inspect it personally, let’s inspect it together.

Madame Maxime and Karkaroff reached a consensus, but this decision made Fudge's face darken instantly.

This is Britain, and they don't take the Ministry of Magic or Minister Fudge seriously.

Umbridge jumped out at this time, "Principal Maxime, Principal Karkaroff, why don't we check the last dragon together?"

"You?" Karkaroff looked away with some discomfort. "To be honest, the dragon was cursed right under your noses. Why do you think Madam Maxime and I should trust you?"

The student who had the best chance of winning the top three cup was seriously injured and no one knew what sequelae he would suffer, so it was natural for him to speak bluntly.

"..." Umbridge was helpless and could only watch the two headmasters raise their wands.

At this moment, old Batty, who had remained silent, spoke up: "I'll check with you."

Karkaroff bit back the sneer that was about to come out of his mouth.

Back then, he gave out a list of Death Eaters to Barty Sr., including the latter's son Barty Jr.

He is a ruthless person who would never tolerate even his own son, so it is unlikely that he would protect Harry, who is not related to him in any way.

The two headmasters and old Batty pointed their wands at the sleeping Swedish short-nosed dragon at the same time. It took a little more time for the three of them to find a large amount of hidden black smoke from its body.

Since the curse was not triggered, the black smoke was extremely aggressive. After leaving the fire dragon's body, it had been attacking the three people frantically, as if it had regarded them as its new hosts.

The truth is revealed, there are problems with all four fire dragons.

With the facts before them, Madame Maxime and Karkaroff could only admit Harry's luck.

So, a new question arises. The fire dragons are escorted and guarded by the dragon tamers themselves, so when were they cursed?

Dumbledore was also unsure of the exact time to cast the curse. "It seems we need to find a real expert."

A trace of panic flashed across Karkaroff's eyes, and his teeth clenched tightly together.

Who else could be an expert in dealing with this evil curse but Moody, who had arrested him personally.

And this retired legendary Auror has always suspected that Karkaroff is the mysterious man in the black cloak who tampered with the Goblet of Fire. It is hard not to worry that he might come to some conclusion that something was deliberately aimed at him.

Dumbledore saw the worry on his face and said, "Principal Karkaroff, Alastor will not wrongly accuse any good person, and similarly, he will not let any bad person go."

Karkaroff's expression remained uncertain.

The group left the arena and returned to the castle to find Moody standing guard in front of the gate.

Before he explained his purpose, his magic eyes kept looking at the black smoke in the light balls.

Dumbledore waved the item over to him, "Alastor, you are an expert in this area. Can you tell when these curses were set?"

Moody pondered for a moment, then took out his wand and tapped the surface of the ball of light gently, creating a small crack.

Black smoke rushed out from the gap, gathering into sharp tentacles and rushing towards Moody who was closest to them.

"The Ending Curse——"

After Moody chanted the spell, the hideous black smoke stopped moving instantly, as if it was frozen in mid-air like spilled ink.

The Dark Curse only targets evil black magic curses. Similar to the Patronus Charm, it is a targeted spell.

It can stop most curses from working. If the caster does not have an absolutely firm belief in justice, he will suffer from both soul and body erosion.

The fact that Moody was able to successfully cast the End of Darkness spell was enough to show how firm his belief in justice was.

After a series of detailed analysis, he finally concluded that the curse would be cast within one or two days.

The black smoke materialized by the curse that has not yet been activated is too active. After leaving the host, it is still frantically looking for the next host. It is impossible that the curse was cast a week before the fire dragon was transported.

"In the past one or two days..." Moody muttered to himself, and suddenly turned to look at Karkaroff, whose eyes seemed to be evasive.

"The biggest suspect has emerged."

Karkaroff, who was stared at by him, immediately became furious, with an expression on his face as if he wanted to eat someone.

"Nonsense! If you want to frame me, you have to produce evidence!"

Moody's scarred face was indifferent. "At 2:37 a.m. the day before yesterday, I saw you and the Krum Warrior quietly get off the ship at Black Lake. Where did you go? I don't need to tell you directly, right?"

The first thing that can be ruled out is sleepwalking if he stays awake in the middle of the night and sneaks out.

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